Simpson Thacher has once again been ranked among the world’s leading law firms in Chambers Global 2012: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The Firm or its lawyers were recognized in 61 practice categories, including a total of 30 rankings in the top two bands. The Firm excelled in the Global-wide section, which ranks firms with “truly international practices… [which] demonstrate the ability to work across continents…” The Firm was also recognized for its regional and cross-border work across Asia-Pacific, Latin America, North America and Europe, as well as by country in China, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, the United Kingdom and the United States. In addition, the Firm’s attorneys received a total of 88 recognitions as leaders in their respective fields of practice.
Simpson Thacher was highly ranked in the following practice areas:
Global-wide
#1 Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
#1 Private Equity
#2 Capital Markets: Debt
#2 Capital Markets: Equity
#2 Capital Markets: High-Yield Products
#2 Corporate/M&A
Asia-Pacific Region
#1 Capital Markets: Equity
#1 Corporate/M&A
#1 Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
#1 Investment Funds: Private Equity
#2 Capital Markets: Debt
Brazil
#1 Corporate: International Counsel
China
#1 Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)
#2 Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability (International Firms)
Japan
#1 Capital Markets: International: US Law
#1 Corporate/M&A: International Firms: US Law
Latin America-wide
#2 Capital Markets
#2 Corporate/M&A
South Korea
#1 Capital Markets (Experts Based Abroad)
#1 Corporate/M&A (Experts Based Abroad)
UK
#1 Banking & Finance: Sponsors
USA
#1 Banking & Finance
#1 Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
#1 Competition/Antitrust
#1 Corporate/M&A
#1 Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
#1 Private Equity: Buyouts
#2 Bankruptcy/Restructuring
#2 Energy: Electricity (Transactional)
#2 Tax: Corporate & Finance